Saturday 12th August 2017

We were unlucky yesterday with the only runner of the day, the winner stole the race from the front and Critical Thinking got caught on the back foot when the winner kicked for home off the bend. Critical Thinking stayed on well towards the end of the race and managed to get us place money as SkyBet were paying 4 places.

Not a massive fan of the Shergar Cup so decided to swerve Ascot altogether when looking at the cards. Not very original bets up I know as they're both favourites but a winner is a winner and lets how we get one on the board.


20:20 Ayr - ROYAL DUCHESS 3/1

 1 Point Win

Royal Duchess ran with promise off this mark in a class 5 contest last time when staying on to finish third. She drops into a class 6 for the first time since June 2015, when she was seen completing a double over track and trip. She comes into this off a handicap mark 2lb lower than her last winning mark. She also has Jamie Gormley on board taking off 7lbs off and heading to Ayr today fresh off the back of riding two winners from three rides at Musselburgh yesterday.



19:40 Lingfield - GLENAMOY LAD 6/4

 3 Points Win

 Glenamoy Lad did remarkably well to win last time at Newmarket and looks to have a very strong chance of following up here at Lingfield tonight. Last time he had to switch wide to go round the whole field in the closing stages and came from last to first despite the pace not being a particularly strong one. He has form on softer surfaces from his time in Ireland and last time out there was soft in the description at Newmarket. What is also eye catching here is the booking of red hot Silvestre De Sousa, he travels down after the Newmarket card for this, his only ride of the evening.

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